Brief Life History of Ann
Ann Hornsby was born before 31 August 1782, in Farlam, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Richard Hornsby and Mary Routledge. She married John Heysham M.D. in 1805, in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. In 1851, her occupation is listed as annuiant in Bowdon, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 13 June 1853, in Bowdon, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, and was buried in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Ann Brougham, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Ann Hornsby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Hornsby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (6)
1812 · Manchester Food Riots
The Manchester Food Riots started on April 18, 1812, in Shudehill. The main focus was on the potato market. By 3pm, calvary and infantry soldiers began patrolling the streets and breaking up the crowds.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Peterloo Massacre
On August 16, 1819, in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, England, a group of around 80,000 gathered together in an attempt to get parliament representation reformed. Shortly after a cavalry charged the crowd. By the end, 15 people died and around 600 were injured.
Name Meaning
English (Durham and Northumberland): habitational name from Hornsby in Cumwhitton (Cumberland), recorded as Ormesbyc. 1210 (compare Ormsby ), but later acquiring the prosthetic initial H-. The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Ormr ‘serpent’ (see Orme ) + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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